DBUG> Government Grants for Asbestos Removal (Residential)

[David L. Mooney]

My house was built in 1920 and of course has asbestos pipe wrap in the
basement. We had been contemplating moving (now postponed due to the
economy and job uncertainty) and I was worried I'd be asked to remove the
asbestos when we sold our house. It's all in good condition,
but...<

Does anyone know if there are grants or funding for asbestos removal in
residential houses? (house is in New Jersey)

Any good resources for encapsulation rather than removal?

David Mooney, AIA, LEED AP
dmo...@desapio.com
http://www.desapio.com/
Martin A. DeSapio, AIA
270 South Main Street, Suite 300
Flemington, NJ 08822
908.788.5222 x206
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[Ted Blockley]

David,

You may want to ask someone in real estate sales what the
common practices are. I expect the answers will range from
blatantly illegal through majorly expensive. and in the
happy middle will be an effective, not too costly solution.
We had the visible/touchable portions of our thin asbestos
duct wrap encapsulated with an acrylic duct sealant several
years ago and haven't given it a second thought since.

Abatement companies here in California have worked
themselves almost out of business. Prices are reasonable
rather than outrageous.

Ted

[Michael Kriegh]

When we bought our house, most of the houses we looked at had asbestos
issues, mostly pipe wrap, some floor tile. The home inspection company noted
it but did not make a big issue of it. It did not seem to be a big inhibitor
to sales of houses in this area.

Asbestos can certainly be "encapsulated" though my preference is for proper
removal, which is what we did to the tune of $2,500 or so. Amounts less than
a certain number of square or linear feet (depending on whether floor or
pipe) can be removed without extravagant procedures. The limits will depend
on the rules of your local jurisdiction.

I surmised from the whole process that most people in my shoes would do the
removal on the cheap and illegally a practice that I deplore.

As far as any grant is concerned, I have never heard of any for help with
this issue. The most likely way to get some money would be to do an energy
audit and hopefully redoing pipe insulation would be a recommendation and
there might be some money available for that. NJ seems to be progressive on
the issue of energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Good luck with it...

> You may want to ask someone in real estate sales what the
> common practices are. I expect the answers will range from
> blatantly illegal through majorly expensive. and in the
> happy middle will be an effective, not too costly solution.
> We had the visible/touchable portions of our thin asbestos
> duct wrap encapsulated with an acrylic duct sealant several
> years ago and haven't given it a second thought since.
>
> Abatement companies here in California have worked
> themselves almost out of business. Prices are reasonable
> rather than outrageous.

> >My house was built in 1920 and of course has asbestos pipe wrap in the

> >basement. We had been contemplating moving (now postponed due to the
> >economy and job uncertainty) and I was worried I'd be asked to remove the
> >asbestos when we sold our house. It's all in good condition,
> >but...<
> >
> >Does anyone know if there are grants or funding for asbestos removal in
> >residential houses? (house is in New Jersey)
> >
> >Any good resources for encapsulation rather than removal?

--
Michael Kriegh
RA, LEED AP

MBK Architect
917.837.1560

Lead Architect
Pratt Center for Community Development
718.636.3486 x6452

[jakr...@comcast.net]

Hi David,

I have never heard of any funding for this in NJ. I have seen the acr=
ylic sealant that Ted mentioned, and it seems to work well and isn't nearly=
as expensive as abatement. You also have the advantage of leaving (w=
hat I have been told) is a better quality insulation (despite the health is=
sues). If you want the name of the asbestos company that I did a smal=
l amount of work with in the past, please let me know.

Joe Krawiec

South Plainfield, NJ

----- Original Message -----
You may want to ask someone in real estate sales what the=
common practices are. I expect the answers will range from=

blatantly illegal through majorly expensive. and in the

happy middle will be an effective, not too costly solution.=
We had the visible/touchable portions of our thin asbestos=
duct wrap encapsulated with an acrylic duct sealant several=
years ago and haven't given it a second thought since.=

Abatement companies here in California have worked=
themselves almost out of business. Prices are reasonable=
rather than outrageous